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#19: Little White Box: The Wii Turns 15
While home consoles have always tried to differentiate themselves from the competition with Blast Processing, Emotion Engines, and other chimeras of engineering and marketing, no home console did so much to differentiate itself from its competitors and predecessor as Nintendo’s weird little Wii, which turns 15 this month. Robert, Zack, and Angela talk about their Wii memories and the console’s legacy.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introductions and what we’ve been playing.
17:10 - The birth of the Wii and the death of many a hapless TV screen.
29:29 - Miis!
36:16 - Motion controls, novelty, and the strange identity of the Wii.
1:07:43 - Memories of the Wii’s library.
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By Podbert PodskerWhile home consoles have always tried to differentiate themselves from the competition with Blast Processing, Emotion Engines, and other chimeras of engineering and marketing, no home console did so much to differentiate itself from its competitors and predecessor as Nintendo’s weird little Wii, which turns 15 this month. Robert, Zack, and Angela talk about their Wii memories and the console’s legacy.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introductions and what we’ve been playing.
17:10 - The birth of the Wii and the death of many a hapless TV screen.
29:29 - Miis!
36:16 - Motion controls, novelty, and the strange identity of the Wii.
1:07:43 - Memories of the Wii’s library.